Found this posted on another forum:

I've had DNS for 20 years. I received both E & W. $20 a month. Worked well and my wife and I will miss it.

Important information Dear JimR,Regrettably, we must inform you of a new law that affects your programming. Until recently, the Satellite Television Extension and Localism Act Reauthorization (STELAR) Act authorized DIRECTV to provide you access to your out-of-market broadcast networks—ABC, CBS, NBC, CW, and/or FOX. Unfortunately, Congress has decided to not renew key provisions of this law. As a result, on June 1, 2020, we no longer will be able to provide you access to these out-of-market channels. These are not available anywhere else. However, this change does not affect access to your existing local network stations.If you’re paying for these channels, you’ll receive a credit within 1-2 billing cycles for this programming change.If you have any questions, please call us at 866.595.9429.Thank you for choosing DIRECTV.As it states my local programing will not be affected but it is as I do not get locals in the RV.I too have had the Distant Network Service for a longtime.Maybe Dish will work for a while a lot of things are changingJimR

Unless they can provide an easy way to switch my locals as I travel I will probably drop them.

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2chiefsRus
Explorer
May 02, 2020
Bill.Satellite wrote:
If DTV truly ended DNS service they would also be able to convert NY and LA to spot beam as doing the CONUS broadcast would no longer be necessary. This would add additional capacity to their existing satellites.

Bill that is exactly what I was thinking. Even if I went to the trouble to find an LA or NY address that AT&T would accept it might work for a while until they change those to spot beams like the rest of the country then I would be right back to where I will be on June 1st.
2oldman
Explorer II
May 02, 2020
pigman1 wrote:
but it doesn't help when I'm in Valdez, Alaska trying to get network programming
Valdez dish elevation= 11°. I haven't checked but I'm not sure my gauge even goes that low!
pigman1
Explorer
May 02, 2020
was_butnotnow wrote:
I see on another forum monacoers.org this also works on both LA spot beam and also NY spot beam if you declare a local service address in each area.
I would rather get NY locals for earlier recording times.
Shall see if all this goes away on June 1
I understand, but it doesn't help when I'm in Valdez, Alaska trying to get network programming (DNS) from LA. We're just a bit outside the spot beam area for LA.
Bill_Satellite
Explorer II
May 02, 2020
If DTV truly ended DNS service they would also be able to convert NY and LA to spot beam as doing the CONUS broadcast would no longer be necessary. This would add additional capacity to their existing satellites.
was_butnotnow
Explorer
May 02, 2020
I see on another forum monacoers.org this also works on both LA spot beam and also NY spot beam if you declare a local service address in each area.
I would rather get NY locals for earlier recording times.
Shall see if all this goes away on June 1
2oldman
Explorer II
May 01, 2020
will do
was_butnotnow
Explorer
May 01, 2020
Let us know on June 1 if it goes away.
Thanks
2oldman
Explorer II
May 01, 2020
was_butnotnow wrote:
I can't believe they are doing the LA spot beam all over the country.
Any ideas why this is working for you?

Did you have any trouble changing your service address to LA and did they want to come and set up a new dish?
Did you just pick a generic address or do you have a property in LA?
All most enlightening...
I took a chance that the LA spot beam is also the DNS feed. It made sense to me. I winter within range of LA locals, so if I was wrong at least I'd have locals for 6 months.

No, I just kept calling until I found an operator who knew what to to.

It's possible I got the spiel about a move request or a service call.. I really don't remember. If I did I would have hung up and called back.

I randomly picked an address of what looks like a mobile park.
was_butnotnow
Explorer
May 01, 2020
2oldman wrote:
No DNS.
Location= 4 corners NM
Not paying any extra for anything.

WOW Thanks for the screenshot
I can't believe they are doing the LA spot beam all over the country.
Any ideas why this is working for you?

Did you have any trouble changing your service address to LA and did they want to come and set up a new dish?
Did you just pick a generic address or do you have a property in LA?
All most enlightening...
2oldman
Explorer II
Apr 30, 2020
No DNS.
Location= 4 corners NM
Not paying any extra for anything.